Policeman ends bid to halt disciplinary action

A policeman accused of trying to seize CCTV footage in a bid to stop his ex-partner discovering he had sent her a series of texts has ended his legal challenge to facing disciplinary proceedings.

The officer, who has more than 20 years service but cannot be identified, allegedly posed as part of a team investigating a complaint by the woman so he could obtain the hard drive from a mobile phone shop at the Meadows Shopping Centre in Portadown.